HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3a. Sexual Assault Action Month Proclamationsexual assault action month
apu1l 2022
wheReas. s€xuaL assault action month calls att€nt1on to th€ ract that s€xuaL anb mt1mat€ paRtn€R
VIOL€nC€ IS Wlb€SpR€ab anb impacts €V€RY p€RSOn m san LUIS OBISpO; anb
wheReas, RIS€ anb stanb stRonq 0H1c1ally m€RQ€b on July 1st. 2021 to roRm Lumma all1anc€. an
aq€ncy that S€RV€S SURVIVORS or S€XUaL anb mt1mat€ paRtn€R VIOL€nC€ thRouqhout all or san LUIS
os1spo county; anb
wheReas. althouqh pROQR€ss has seen mab€ towaRb pR€ventmq anb €nbmq s€xuaL v10L€nce anb
pRov1bmq suppoRt to SURVIVORS anb th€1R ram1L1es. 1mp0Rtant woRk Remains to se bone.
wheReas th€R€ 1s a neeb to rocus on th€ mb1v1buaL1z€b neebs or s€xuaL v10Lenc€ suRv1voRs;
wheReas. the maRqmaL1zat1on or ceRtam qRoups in soc1€ty. mclubmq unbocument€b mb1v1buals.
tRansq€nb€R mb1v1buals. anb those L1vmq with b1saB1L1t1es, mcReases th€1R vuLneRaB1L1ty to sexual
VIOL€nC€; anb
wheReas, Lumma alliance contmu€s to pRov1be a sar€ envmonment to thos€ arrecteb BY s€xuaL
violence with cR1s1s mt€RV€nt1on. counselmq, ebucat1on. Leqal S€RVIC€s. anb €m€Rq€ncy sar€ housmq,
with the help or beb1cateb voLunteeRs anb pRoress1onaLs; anb
wheReas. Lumma alliance has pRov1beb S€RVIC€S to moR€ than 1874 people m the Last yeaR.
mclubmq moR€ than 8,027 collective rnqhts pRov1beb roR sheLteR clients. anb pRov1beb moR€ than
6.461 theRapy s€ss1ons: anb
wheReas. Lumma alliance encouRaqes the community to Recoqrnze OUR collective poweR to
CR€at€ a cultUR€ that s1multan€ously suppoRtS SURVIVORS anb nuRtUR€S a WORLb Wh€R€ €V€RYOn€ can
LIV€ rR€€ rRom VIOL€nC€. san LUIS OBISPO StRonqly suppoRtS th€ erroRtS or Lumma alliance. how €V€RY
seqment or OUR society can WORk toqeth€R to B€tt€R abbR€SS S€XUaL VIOL€nC€, anb how to help
SURVIVORS connect With S€RVIC€S; anb
now, th€R€~0R€ I, €Rlka a. St€WaRt, mayoR or th€ City or san LUIS OBISpO, on B€haLr or th€ entlR€
city council anb the c1t1zens or san Luis os1spo m R€coqrnt1on or th€ 1mp0Rtant woRk bone BY sexual
v10L€nc€ pRoqRams. bo h€R€BY pRocla1m th€ month or apR1L to B€ national sexual assault action
month.
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